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Don’t allow cancer-research funding to lapse

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Because several of my family members have had to suffer from cancer, I know that public policy
can be a vital tool in the fight against this disease.

I have been working with other people touched by cancer in Ohio to educate our elected officials
how their decisions can help people prevent and fight it.

A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent the voice of cancer
survivors and patients in Ohio’s 3rd congressional district. When I met with staffs of Rep. Joyce
Beatty and Sens. Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, I told them that continued support of research
funding and prevention programs is critical to finding cures and stopping cancer before it
starts.

Without adequate federal funding, potential discoveries in research labs across the country may
be trapped in beakers and test tubes while families sit waiting for treatments that could save the
lives of their loved ones.

Our elected officials need to hear from the nearly 14 million cancer survivors in this
country.

I know I made a difference this past week, and I encourage everyone to get involved.

Visit www.acscan.org to be connected to people like me in your community. Let us work together
across the country to finish the fight against cancer.